form_8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 10, 2008
THE
BRINK’S COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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1-9148
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54-1317776
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1801
Bayberry Court
P.
O. Box 18100
Richmond,
VA 23226-8100
(Address
and zip code of
principal
executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (804) 289-9600
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On July
10, 2008, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of
The Brink’s Company (the “Company”) approved stock option grants to numerous
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, including grants to certain named
executive officers (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 402(a)(3)), pursuant to
the shareholder approved 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Named executive
officers received options to acquire shares of Company common stock as follows:
Michael T. Dan, 125,000; Frank T. Lennon, 25,000; and Austin F. Reed,
20,000. The stock options were valued at the date of the grant and
vest in roughly equal increments over a three year period, beginning on the
first anniversary of the grant date.
On July
11, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Timothy
Smart from his position as a director of the Company. Mr. Smart has
recently accepted a new executive position in the United Kingdom. The
Company’s Board of Directors appreciates Mr. Smart’s contributions during his
tenure on the Board, particularly to the strategic decision making process, and
wishes him well.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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THE
BRINK’S COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Date:
July 15, 2008
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By: /s/ Austin
F. Reed
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Austin
F. Reed
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Vice
President and Secretary
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